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Victoria can proudly boast many of the best country racetracks in Australia. Quite a number of them offer spacious, testing courses which offer every runner a chance. The best courses, in my opi...
Can any Practical Punting Monthly readers remember back to the 'dark' days before 1985, when there wasn't such a magazine as this? Doesn't bear thinking about, does it? In those bygone days, punt...
The late Don Scott once wrote that the best form of exotic betting is the trifecta. I think he was right. Don said picking a trifecta winning bet was a test of skill rather than a game of chance. ...
I’ve spent years trying to beat the TAB and bookies and I’ve lost my bank more times than I can remember. There have been a few big wins; as many as a man with only three fingers could count on ...
Greyhound racing is probably the best system under which a punter in Australia can risk - or rather, invest - his hard earned dough. To my way of thinking there is nothing so good as a standout "...
Each to his own. Know the old saying? In a way, it sums up betting. Some punters like to bet for a win, others for a place, still others love the quinellas or trifectas, or doubles. It's all a mat...
The shortest way home is always on or near the inside rail. Well, that's technically true, as we all know, but we also know that many times it doesn't find you the winner of a race. Especially whe...
They call it 'deep state' handicapping. It's the method used by shrewd computer geeks to make millions of dollars on Hong Kong racing. The average punter has no idea of the penetrating analys...
South Australian jockey Caitlin Forrest has died in hospital overnight from injuries suffered in a fall at Murray Bridge yesterday. The 19-year-old had been leading the race when her horse broke ...
There are two groups of punters who invariably go to the races, or their TAB agencies, with the percentages piled high against them. They are the backers of favourites and longshots. No matter wh...
Racing Victoria (RV) General Manager - Integrity, Dayle Brown, has strongly denied allegations made in yesterday's Sunday Herald Sun newspaper regarding widespread Erythropoietin (EPO) use within t...
Oh dear, more 'Nanny' rules to wring racing's neck...Now there's a proposed amendment of an Australian racing rule that would force any "horse handler" to be subjected to tough recreational drug an...
Hi all,Well, here we go. I am really looking forward to this experiment and will have a great amount of fun cheering the selections home.I am going to state one thing and that is with 40 races to d...
DOMINANT Victorian trainer Peter Moody is miffed by suggestions that leading trainers are less likely to face drug testing because they are too important to racing, reports the Melbourne Herald Sun...
Good news...Champion sprinter Black Caviar has been cleared of any cobalt issue that might have affected her winning performance in the 2011 TJ Smith Stakes at Randwick. NSW chief steward Ray...
0ver the past few months I've had the pleasure of browsing through some old racing publications. I could remember some of the articles even though they dated back to the early 1970s. Buried among...